CREDO going after the Tea Party 10

WASHINGTON -- A liberal super PAC is launching what it is calling as a multimillion dollar campaign to "Take Down the Tea Party Ten."

CREDO which is associated with Act Blue will use the new big-spending super PAC model. It can accept unlimited donations, to back extensive local organizing and grassroots "education" aimed at defeating 10 members of Congress it sees as the Tea party bottom feeders

The first six lawmakers targeted by the group are Reps. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.), Steve King (R-Iowa), Allen West (R-Fla), Joe Walsh (R-Ill.), Frank Guinta (R-N.H.), and Chip Cravaack (R-Minn.). Four more will be chosen by CREDO's members.

Although super PACs can take unlimited donations, CREDO is a grassroots organization with 11,000 donors,

Sean Duffy complained that his $174,000 Congressional salary was too low which is certain to hurt him in the next election: http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/03/29/154368/rep-sean-duffy-complains-about-his-salary/?mobile=nc

Rightardia has written about Rep. Allen West numerous times. According to Wikipedia: 

While serving in Taji, Iraq, LTC West received information from an intelligence specialist about a reported plot to ambush him and his men.The alleged plot reportedly involved Yahya Jhodri Hamoodi, a civilian Iraqi police officer. West, who was not responsible for conducting interrogations in Iraq and had never conducted nor witnessed one, had his men detain Hamoodi.

Hamoodi was beaten by four soldiers from the 220th Field Artillery Battalion on the head and body. West then fired his pistol near Hamoodi's head, after which Hamoodi provided West with names and information, which Hamoodi later described as "meaningless information induced by fear and pain."

West was charged with violating articles 128 (assault) and 134 (general article) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. During a hearing held as part of an Article 32 investigation in November 2003, West stated, "I know the method I used was not right, but I wanted to take care of my soldiers."


The charges were ultimately referred to an Article 15 proceeding, supposedly due to command influence, rather than court-martial. West was fined $5,000. LTC West accepted the judgment and retired with full benefits in the summer of 2004.

West recently came under for fire for saying this at at a Lincoln Day dinner in West Palm beach: 

We need to let President Obama, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, (audience boos) and my dear friend the chairman of the Democrat National Committee, we need to let them know that Florida ain't on the table. Take your message of equality of achievement, take your message of economic dependency, take your message of enslaving the entrepreneurial will and spirit of the American people somewhere else. You can take it to Europe, you can take it to the bottom of the sea, you can take it to the North Pole, but get the hell out of the United States of America.

Rightardia's plecostomus is named Allen West

We are not surprised CREDO is going after for Allen West. West is a Tea Party plecostomus. 

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_West_(politician) and the Huffington Post

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GOP Congressmen having a tough time on his $174,000 salary

Our sympathies go out to Sean Duffy. Please send your contribution to Republican Congressman  Sean Duffy to help him make ends meet. 

Because progressives are essentially bleeding heart liberals we are very sympathetic to conservative whiners.

Yes, that is the ticket!

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DCCC starts Campaign Against Rep. Sean Duffy & Gov. Walker for Selling Out Wisconsin Workers

As Representative Sean Duffy (WI-07) welcomes Governor Walker to his own district today to fundraise off an extreme, coordinated effort to sell out Wisconsin working families, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching an online advertising campaign to commemorate the occasion.

The ad to hold Representative Duffy and Governor Walker accountable for standing together to fundraise off destroying the rights of Wisconsin workers can be found here: http://dccc.org/duffy.

DCCC Online Ad Running in Wisconsin

Haley Morris of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said:

Just days after Governor Walker’s historic power grab at the expense of Wisconsin workers, Representative Sean Duffy is not only welcoming the Governor to his district, but hoping to cash in.

By standing at Governor Walker’s side and expecting to profit off his deplorable agenda, Representative Sean Duffy has made it clear that he supports a coordinated  campaign to sell out Wisconsin working families.

Although Representative Sean Duffy has been “noticeably silent” regarding the situation in Wisconsin, his hand in supporting Governor Walker and oil billionaire Koch brothers’ agenda to hurt working families has not been well hidden.

In addition, the LA Times noted that Representative Duffy’s former campaign manager and chief of staff left him to lead Koch’s efforts in Wisconsin, namely to help support Governor Walker’s anti-worker tactics.

Representative Duffy’s hypocrisy has sparked the ire of the Editorial Board at the Wausau Daily Herald who was disappointed by his lack of leadership and transparency.

Background

Duffy’s former campaign manager accepted a position with Koch’s Americans for Prosperity. In March 2011, the LA Times reported that Duffy’s former campaign manager, Matt Seaholm, accepted a position with Americans for Prosperity, “one of Walker's most vocal allies in his skirmish with the unions.” [LA Times, 3/10/11]

Local news spoke out against Duffy’s failed leadership. During the protests in Wisconsin over Governor Scott Walker’s attempts to strip collective bargaining rights, the Wausau Daily Herald wrote that Duffy’s failure to comment on the situation was “weak” and “just plain lame.” [Wausau Daily Herald, 2/19/11]
 
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